CVE-2022-48963: net: wwan: iosm: fix memory leak in ipc_mux_init()

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-10-21 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-401

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: wwan: iosm: fix memory leak in ipc_mux_init() When failed to alloc ipc_mux->ul_adb.pp_qlt in ipc_mux_init(), ipc_mux is not released.

Affected products

Linux kernel: from 5.18 before 6.0.13; 6.1-rc1, 6.1-rc2, 6.1-rc3, 6.1-rc4, 6.1-rc5, 6.1-rc6 (+2) — fixed in 6.0.13

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 6.0.13. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/23353efc26e98b61b925274ecbb8f0610f69a8aa
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e21478d0054f63eec7ce833296cf9788764a0ec7

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